Jeffrey Pfeffer is the Thomas D. Dee II Professor of Organizational Behavior at the Graduate School of Business, Stanford University where he has taught since 1979. He is the author or co-author of 16 books. Dr. Pfeffer received his B.S. and M.S. degrees from Carnegie-Mellon University and his Ph.D. from Stanford. In this episode, Robinson and Jeffrey discuss the field of organizational behavior. More particularly, they talk about the aims and methods of the field, some of its subjects—such as power and influence—and case studies. Jeffrey’s latest book is the 7 Rules of Power (Holt, 2022).

7 Rules of Power: https://a.co/d/58WWhiC

OUTLINE

00:00 Introduction

05:46 Understanding Vs Implementation

11:42 The Seven Principles of Influence

19:33 Evolutionary Biology

20:49 How Self-Interest Rules Organizations

29:37 Power and the Prevalence of Conspiracies

33:53 Jeffrey Epstein and the Laws of Power

42:55 The Administration of Health Benefits

49:16 How Jeffrey’s Research Has Influenced His Behavior

59:06 The Price of Power

Robinson’s Website: http://robinsonerhardt.com

Robinson Erhardt researches symbolic logic and the foundations of mathematics at Stanford University, where he is also a JD candidate in the Law School.

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